Literature review of visceral and non-visceral metastatic breast cancer

visceral leishmaniasis; literature review and iranian experience

Clinicopathological Features of Non-metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Background: Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is reported to be associated with a high risk of recurrence, poor overall survival (OS), and disease-free survival (DFS) rates. This study evaluated the clincopathological features and survival of non-metastatic TNBC women in the capital of Iran compared with other areas of the world. Methods: In a retrospective study, 119 women with TNBC based ...

visceral leishmaniasis: an update and literature review

conclusions development of novel drugs and diagnostic tests has allowed us to better manage vl. although leishmaniasis is one of the oldest known parasitic infectious diseases, increasing prevalence of vl among specific populations, recent reports of disease reactivation and flare-up in clinically asymptomatic patients after the onset of immunosuppressive therapy, the risk of disease acquisitio...

Mental Neuropathy as Initial Manifestation of Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Introduction: Mental neuropathy is a sensory neuropathy characterized by hypoesthe-sia or paresthesia of the chin and lower lip. It can be a symptom of a latent malignant disease. Case Presentation: This report presents a case of a 34-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer who complained of severe pain and numbness of the right lower lip. We reviewed numerous reliable articles (throu...

VISCERAL PERCEPTION Visceral perception: inflammatory and non-inflammatory mediators

Visceral hypersensitivity is currently the most widely accepted mechanism responsible for abdominal pain. Inflammatory mediators are known to sensitise primary afferents and to recruit silent nociceptors. Recent evidence suggests that non-inflammatory mediators also have the potential to trigger visceral pain. This sequence of events may constitute part of an alerting system which prompts the c...